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Tuesday, students pulling tickets noticed that tickets had instructions telling them to step “off the wood,” which in Aggie parlance means “don’t stand on the bleachers.” But, as reported on Twitter by MyAggieNation, Texas A&M President Michael Young, and Athletics Director Scott Woodward announced a course reversal during Midnight Yell Practice, telling students that they may now stand “on the wood”.
A little bit of news from Midnight Yell tonight, A&M president Michael K. Young & AD Scott Woodward told fans they could stand "on the wood.
— Travis L. Brown (@Travis_L_Brown) September 3, 2016
This decision comes after some students and fans voiced their disapproval, even going so far as to create Twitter accounts like @StayOnTheWood to poll fans on their preferred standing location and petition for a reversal.
Fans attending the game can now focus solely on cheering as loudly as possible, perhaps proving to UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen that 100,000 fans are indeed louder than 50,000.